Word: herff
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...heaven way back when and is now a Level Six angel. The only way Burns can make Level Six himself is by returning to Earth, coming to a mortal's aid and thereby earning his wings. Frank Capra is not coming back to direct. Nor is Marshall Herff Applewhite...
...obvious that the 38 members of Heaven's Gate who committed suicide were sure their leader, Marshall Herff Applewhite, was the real thing [NATION, April 7]. He sounded good, offering hope for the future and requiring morality and kindness toward others. That is what is frightening about counterfeits--they look and sound like the real thing. We should all question whether our religious leaders have done anything to justify their claim to authority. JEFFREY M. KEY Fullerton, California...
...them. Applewhite wanted to manipulate people and make them do things for him through pity. He told his followers to reject their families because he wanted total control over their hearts, minds and eventually their souls. What scares me most is the fact that there are more Marshall Herff Applewhites out there. What are we doing about it? ISABELLE WEERAWARDENA, age 17 Yakkala, Sri Lanka...
...Impact's Henry Schuster and TIME's Patrick E. Cole. But Bonnie Lu Nettles, who dabbled in astrology, believed it was fated in the stars. Says her daughter: "A couple of spiritualists said that there was going to be this guy coming into her life. And then Herff showed up. They linked up on a spiritual plane." Applewhite too saw the union as destiny. In junior high, Nettles had written a novel about a man who died and went to heaven. Somehow, this literary vision became proof of prophecy for Applewhite, who said he was the manuscript's ascendant hero...
...taught astrology and metaphysics. Applewhite had always been intense and charming. Now he became charismatic. Says Terrie Nettles: "I felt like I was in the presence of an incredible human being. It was like I was being uplifted." She adds, "I felt privileged to be with my mother and Herff. I was the only one who could talk with them together. Their followers had to talk to them in groups, not individually." By 1973 Applewhite and Nettles were convinced they were the Two Witnesses prophesied by Revelation to prepare the way for the kingdom of heaven. They traveled around...